HIGHLANDER TRANSPORTATION INC

DOT# 2533966 MC# 880891CARRIER

ACTIVE

Trust Score

89 / 100

B Good

Components

Compliance · 40% 100

Safety · 35% 80

Insurance · 25% 85

1 reported fatal crash(es) No active cargo insurance on file

Confidence: high · based on FMCSA safety, insurance & authority data How is this calculated?

Overview

Address

580 S WOLF RD

DES PLAINES, IL 60016

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Contact

Phone: (847) 258-5105

Email: safety@highlandertrans.com

Company Officers

JAN LEJA

Business Info

Fleet

115

Power Units

115

Drivers

Equipment Breakdown

Owned Tractors115

Authority

Status: ACTIVE

FMCSA add date: Aug 19, 2014

Common authority: Sep 8, 2014

Contract authority: Aug 12, 2021

Authority History (7)

Authority Type	Action	Date
CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	Apr 11, 2024 → May 3, 2024
COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	Apr 11, 2024 → May 3, 2024
MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	Aug 12, 2021
COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	Apr 12, 2021 → May 4, 2021
COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	Apr 13, 2020 → Apr 30, 2020
COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	Apr 11, 2017 → May 5, 2017
MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	Sep 8, 2014

Cargo Types

General Freight

Active Certifications

Property

MCS-150

Last updated: Dec 30, 2025

Mileage: 8,500,000 (2023)

Operation Classification

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier Operation

Interstate

Recent Changes

Safetytotal crashes: 17 → 16Jul 2, 2026

Safetytotal crashes: 16 → 17Jun 22, 2026

Safety

Out-of-Service Rates

Driver315 inspections

1.3%

6.1%

Carrier National avg

Vehicle160 inspections

18.1%

22.7%

Carrier National avg

Hazmat

No hazmat inspections

Overall321 inspections

10.3%

Carrier

Crash Summary

Fatal

Injury

16.0

per 1M miles

Towaway

Total

BASIC Violations

Unsafe Driving72

Driver Fitness4

Hours of Service43

Drug / Alcohol0

Vehicle Maintenance112

Safety Measurement System (SMS)

FMCSA's official per-BASIC roadside-performance measures over the trailing 24 months, computed from the 314 inspections below. A measure of 0 means no recorded violations in that BASIC — not necessarily a strong safety record on a small sample. FMCSA does not publish peer-group percentiles for property carriers, so the underlying measures — not percentile rankings — are shown; Hazmat Compliance and Crash Indicator are not published.

SMS Inspections (24 mo)

314

Total

Driver OOS

Vehicle OOS

BASIC Measures

Unsafe Driving3.4638 insp w/ viol

Hours of Service0.3924 insp w/ viol

Driver Fitness0.065 insp w/ viol

Controlled Substances0.000 insp w/ viol

Vehicle Maintenance2.8359 insp w/ viol

Insurance

$750,000

BIPD Coverage

—

Cargo Coverage

1 policy on file1 active

Type	Status	Insurer	Policy #	Coverage	Effective	Expires	Form
BIPD	Active	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	KCA 2600569	$750,000	May 8, 2024	—	91X

Insurance History (9)

Type	Insurer	Status	Coverage	Effective	Cancelled
BIPD · F91X	CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	CancelledCANCEL	$750,000	May 8, 2022	May 8, 2024
BIPD · F91X	AMTRUST INSURANCE COMPANY	ReplacedTERM/REPL	$750,000	May 8, 2021	May 8, 2022
BIPD · F91X	NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	CancelledCANCEL	$750,000	May 8, 2020	May 8, 2021
BIPD · F91X	NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	CancelledCANCEL	$750,000	May 8, 2019	May 8, 2020
BIPD · F91X	STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	ReplacedTERM/REPL	$750,000	May 8, 2018	May 8, 2019
BIPD · F91X	SPIRIT COMMERCIAL AUTO RR GROUP, INC	ReplacedTERM/REPL	$750,000	Apr 5, 2018	May 8, 2018
BIPD · F91X	SPIRIT COMMERCIAL AUTO RR GROUP, INC	CancelledCANCEL	$750,000	May 8, 2017	Apr 5, 2018
BIPD · F91X	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	CancelledCANCEL	$750,000	Aug 25, 2016	May 8, 2017
BIPD · F91X	ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	ReplacedTERM/REPL	$750,000	Aug 25, 2014	Aug 25, 2016

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